Acupuncture for the treatment of dry eye: A multicenter randomised controlled trial with active comparison intervention (artificial teardrops)

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Kim, Tae Hun ^a,b   Kang, Jung Won ^a,c   Kim, Kun Hyung ^a,d   Kang, Kyung Won ^a   Shin, Mi Suk ^a   Jung, So Young ^a   Kim, Ae Ran ^a   Jung, Hee Jung ^a   Choi, Jin Bong ^e   Hong, Kwon Eui ^f   Lee, Seung Deok ^g   Choi, Sun Mi ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM)   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^d Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^e Dongshin University   (South Korea)

^f Daejeon University   (South Korea)

^g Dongguk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ARTIFICIAL TEAR; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; STEROID; EYE DROPS;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRY EYE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASURE YOURSELF MEDICAL OUTCOME PROFILE 2; MULTICENTER STUDY; OCULAR SURFACE DISEASE INDEX; PARALLEL DESIGN; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHIRMER TEST; SELF EVALUATION; SOUTH KOREA; SYMPTOM; TEAR BREAK UP TIME; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VISUAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; HUMANS; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 84861205226     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0036638     Document Type: Article

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